The EASIEST Serve to Learn - Tomahawk Tutorial

The Tomahawk Serve 🪓 has always been such a popular serve, for many years, throughout many levels of play. It offers many benefits; similar grip to a playing grip, easier positioning on the table and a larger action that doesn’t require as much dexterity as other techniques.
There are a number of tips included throughout the video, so be sure to watch the video all the way through (this is also great for my channel and helps my channel grow).
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[@funmann1234]

Great video, I use this serve, but effective only on newbies. Most experienced players are able to smash it back. I will try the back spin variation next time

[@terrywilson7030]

I have a serve similar to this. But these tips are great for a varation of this serve. I have picked up a lot of tips from your videos. Thanks and appreciate the info.

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

My pleasure

[@pratimputatunda9384]

While you show any serve, in the same video, you should include what's the best way to recieve this serve, and common returns one will get back.

[@RH16288]

He is basically doing what it says on the tin, specialising on serving. Otherwise he would have to change the name to The Table Tennis Service and Service Return guy. Great video and very useful.

[@mmmmm35179]

I find your tutorials really helpful, even though I’m not planning to start using this specific serve anytime soon. They’ve actually helped me return my opponents’ serves better! I used to struggle with recognising spins when players kept the same racket angle, but now I know what their trick was! P.S. My favourite blooper is the reverse tomahawk variation, where the first bounce lands on the opponent’s side! :)

[@DeepakKumar-hr6pw]

Thanks

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Thank you very much 🙂

[@BadSven]

Thank you Craig, great Video!

[@maddean3893]

Yeah Tomahawk ❤- when I get nervous I use that simple one. It just feels naturally, I am able to pace this one right. Long, Short amount of Spin I am in control. I know my disguise is badly but even then short with lots of SideTop in my league often is a surprise. Just recently practiced the Reverse on, just because I enjoyed watching Germany Anett Kaufmann using at the olympics. Used in a tournament worked very nicely. Thanks again - keep up the great work. Wish you lots of customers

[@drsalilsingh9474]

will try out. Thank you

[@ZaCungHnin]

After seeing D. Ovtcharov serve, I learn Tomahawk serve this year and I use it every now and then. Still learning in order to serve like a pro. Thank you for your explanation.

[@terrysmith1632]

I use this combination of serves but your tips are going to make a big difference to my game. I tend to stand too wide, sideways on, squat too much, and come over the ball (for top spin)... Can generate plenty of spin but can be obvious and I'm out of position for a counter attack wide to my forehand. Thanks for the advice, will really help me to work on my position and deception.

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Enjoy 😊

[@MrRandomguy1001]

Brilliant bloopers!

[@barrycroucher602]

I love the bloopers !

[@srini28]

One of my favorite serves! Creates an effect similar to as lefty serves which everyone (including other lefties) hate. In addition to the variations you mentioned two others win me a lot of points 1) under and nospin with similar action but hitting ball at bottom vs top half of paddle. Very few pick this up well if I execute it right. 2) Long fast one to the backhand extreme. Awesome video. Thank you🙏

[@cyberrode]

omg so timely, im still in the middle of whipping my way of reverse pendelum serve and and up next is the tomahawk one. as always with phenomenal content sir craig!

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Posted just for you 😜

[@SuperMario1111]

Great video ❤

[@barrycroucher602]

Great video Craig ! 🏓😊

[@barrycroucher602]

Brilliant ! Loving the bloopers 🏓😊

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

They’re fun to put together. Always plenty to choose from! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mikegrassel33]

Thanks Craig- Did the serving program with you and Kevin Finn and it is nice to see these videos also.

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Hey Mike, Keep an eye out, we’re planning ‘Level 2’ for January. Enjoy the tomahawk 😁

[@diannagray6799]

Thanks!

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@Arief-PCR-A6]

This is my favorite serve, I usually use this serve in my pingpong match 👍🏓

[@rofsjan]

Thank you, Craig! I use tomahawk and I try to use reverse tomahawk. Thank you for explanation of top spin. I've never used that. I'll try it out.

[@doodle999911]

Great video again Craig. Keep em coming 🏓

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

I’ll try 👌

[@danielrenaud4639]

Very nice thank you 😀 Practice practice practice...... And details will do the trick ! Looking forward to the next video 🏓

[@SGPGM]

Thanks Craig😊

[@CFSUnravelled1]

Great video Craig ❤❤ I realised some time ago that a very powerful variation for long tomahawk serves is NOT to hit under the ball, but only hit the side of the ball but to hit down on the side. This serve is much faster and stable for the deep serve and surprisingly more spinny - you can really hack into it. (I know some people do the shovel serve that way also - good for disguise as well as the shake is very fast down and up) HOWEVER, I have not been able to learn how to do this for short serves. Bernadette SZocs seems to do a hybrid of the two styles and it's very deceptive, sometimes she looks like shit hits over the top of the ball and generates underpin. I saw a game against Chen Meng and it was bizarre as she couldn't read the spin and kept returning into the net and off the table (very rare at professional level, let alone against top Chinese players). I imagine it's partially due to the uniqueness of Bernie's serve action. What are your thoughts? Any tips on making that side contact only tomahawk serve short? (I tend to dump it in the net or hit it super weak)

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

I can’t say that I’ve fully analysed Bernadette’s serve. However, to hit the side of the ball and to make the ball short you would need: - To make a very thin contact - To make contact lower - To bring the bounce closer to you

[@bhavnavig9508]

Please do a tutorial on the kicker service include all variations that you use in a match do it soon

[@m3j]

pay him.

[@bobsamson6557]

This is the only serve I use. I prefer to stand at the corner of the table. Through trial and error I’ve learned the angles to incorporate a backhand to the opposite corner from there as well

[@sharpvidtube]

One of my favourite serves. I often only need the backspin, just vary the amount. I find even if I can disguise the topspin, the bounce gives it away and people can see it.

[@SuperMario1111]

Super❤ helpfull

[@colinbaggott113]

Thankyou Craig for another great service video! 👍 I would be very keen to see the contact points when you played against the return board, that's just me though!

[@Martydogable]

Brilliant Craig 😀🏓

[@chrisras135]

Dear Craig, thank you for the nice video. It is very impressing, how the two spins are generated by small adjustments of the contact point. Could you also make a video where you combine the Topspin technique from this Tomahawk here (Sidespin/Topspin) in a Hook serve setting ?! This is something I am trying for a longer time, but find it very hard ...

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Thank you. I will do the hook serve and variations at some point, yes 👍

[@kevinseneviratne9768]

Thank you Craig As always awesomely brilliant

[@MahmoodElnasser]

I mastered the backspin variation of this serve need to practice the topspin now. Thanks alot

[@tayfunkayabasi]

Thank you Coach.

[@SusanHaumeder]

Very clear. Thanks.

[@piwpure]

Thank you😍

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

You’re very welcome

[@diannagray6799]

Thank you for all of your videos ... i keep practicing and maybe one of these days I'll hit it just right. Where I live (in the US) we play mainly doubles. If you have the time, would you please consider a doubles serving tutorial. Thanks

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

I’m planning this soon. Hoping to do this with Tom Lodziak 👀

[@pamnanisumit]

Do kicker serve aln all variations

[@Vfbrjeix]

Great video!

[@TwiDancer]

There is a great video that would be complimentary to this - Dmitry Ovcharov on Tomahawk Serve. As we all know, this is one of his signature serves, so his technique is well worth learning as well. It is way less details, so it's more a video on how to improve existing serve, so it is a great followup to this video. Look it up, it is really helpful.

[@orsonwelles5349]

Craig the man !

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

🧍‍♂️⬅️ man 😂

[@orsonwelles5349]

@@TheTableTennisServiceGuy x)

[@smirn_off_tt]

Another brilliant video from Craig, thank you! As I understand for topspin variant of the serve touch of the ball should be done a bit earlier than for backspin one, before the racket is directed downwards when the racket is still pointing vertically. Is it right?

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

I would say the timing is slightly later for the topspin, as you have to let to drop a little more

[@smirn_off_tt]

@@TheTableTennisServiceGuy ah, got it, thank you!

[@henrya7694]

Pls do a video on how to receive this serve

[@granahir]

Great content as always! Definitely a serve I use a lot! I had a go at the reverse tomahawk without good results. This is giving me some motivation, back to practice. At 6:20 you're mentioning that the momentum helps to create more top spin. I'm assuming that the bounces on the table are "realigning" the axis of rotation. I'm also guessing that it's what make the ball kick (if the axis of rotation allows it). I can see that happening when experimenting serves but I don't fully get it. Understanding it would help to better read serves / experiment. Maybe you could do an explanation video? Georges

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Hey Georges, Yes, when the ball is projected forward (with most spins or no spin), momentum will create topspin. With each bounce will be a change towards topspin due to the direction of the serve. So if you make a serve with 80% side and 20% top. After the bounce on your side, it probably changes more to 50/50% then after the bounce on your opponent’s side it changes again to 30% side, 70% top. So, they’ll be returning more topspin.

[@granahir]

@@TheTableTennisServiceGuy Thank you for your answer! If I understand correctly, more forward momentum leads to more friction on table, which leads to more topspin shift. A floaty/slow serve would better keep its initial spin. That means you can get a better kick with low forward momentum in the ball. With the right amount of forward momentum, you can make the ball kick on second bounce and not first (first bounce slowing down the ball allowing kick). Never thought about it that way 🤯

[@barrycroucher602]

Reverse tomahawk great idea. Little bit similar to a windscreen wiper serve ?

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Yeah, I suppose there are some similarities 👌

[@steve44xds]

Great video. Might be better to the viewers is zoom in on the serve. Video zoomed out making it harder to see where ball hits bat

[@Pavithransamy123]

Pls say tutorial of fast hook serve. pls

[@inquistive]

#CraigBryant - you show good deception in this and other serves and is hard to recognise. Can you do a video on how to recognise certain spins when playing someone who has good deception in their serves?

[@UrmatKasymov]

прекрасно

[@jordanforever2345]

😱

[@mochammadirwan10]

Ok

[@ultrainstinct4922]

Hey everyone. I've been playing table tennis for 12 hours for the first time and I haven't been able to make progress ... should I quit ? Am I just shit or is it hard? I rarely hit with a good technique it feels fast paced.

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Hey, thanks for commenting. If you enjoy playing, then do not quit, no. Compare yourself to yourself, not to others. Working for a longer amount of time isn’t always the answer. 3/4 hours spread over the week would be more beneficial than a couple of really long sessions. When you’re working on something, be really clear with your goals. Don’t try to work on too many things at once. Things become more measurable then. Keep it up and enjoy the challenge 🙂🏓

[@MahmoodElnasser]

@@ultrainstinct4922 ping pong is all about self improvement and control. You will enjoy it more and more the more you improve. I love smashes

[@ultrainstinct4922]

@TheTableTennisServiceGuy thank you! Love ur channel. Keep up the great work!

[@sharpvidtube]

It takes a lot of hours to get good, but learning is fun. I took about 2 years to be able to return sidespin serves😂 I had no backhand, but now that's by far my best shot, just learning from KZbin videos. I'm still not great, but love playing. When you improve a bit, it becomes more fun to watch too, as you understand how good the professionals are.

[@ultrainstinct4922]

@@sharpvidtube wow man 2 years ! I have to be good in like 2 weeks max 🤣 seems unrealistic.

[@nicu_danciu]

It's behind the shoulder, not behind the head. At least that's your move

[@cuongtkong58]

Will we ever see anyone executing this "tomahawk" serve with a better-looking technique, anytime soon? Yes, when someone uploads a video of me . . . without my permission, of course.

[@phongtu1727]

Thanks!

[@TheTableTennisServiceGuy]

Awesome, thank you so much